BeyondSpring Inc.
For the period ended Jun 30, 2025. Filed Aug 13, 2025.
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Jun 30, 2025 · Filed Aug 13, 2025
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Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements
| 1. | Nature of the business and the basis of preparation |
BeyondSpring Inc. (the “Company”) was incorporated in the Cayman Islands on November 21, 2014. The Company and its subsidiaries (collectively, the “Group”) are principally engaged in clinical stage biopharmaceutical activities focused on the development of innovative cancer therapies. The Company is under the control of Mr. Linqing Jia and Dr. Lan Huang as a couple (collectively, the “Founders”) since its incorporation.
In January 2025, the Company entered into definitive agreements with three investors to sell a portion of Series A-1 Preferred Shares of SEED Therapeutics Inc. (“SEED”) owned by the Company, for gross proceeds of approximately $35,418. Upon completion of the transactions, the Company and SEED Technology Limited (“SEED Technology”), a majority-owned indirect subsidiary of the Company (collectively, the “BYSI Entities”) are expected to retain approximately 14.37% of SEED’s outstanding shares. See Note 3 – Discontinued operations for further information. As of June 30, 2025, the BYSI Entities owns approximately 40.12% of the outstanding equity interest in SEED, calculated on an as-converted basis. SEED continues to be consolidated into the financial statements of the Company since the Company remains substantive control of SEED.
As of June 30, 2025, the subsidiaries of the Company are as follows:
| Name of company | Place of incorporation | Date of incorporation | Percentage of ownership by the Group | Principal activities |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BeyondSpring Pharmaceuticals Inc. (“BeyondSpring US”) | Delaware, U.S. | June 18, 2013 | 100% | Clinical trial activities |
| BeyondSpring Ltd. | The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) | December 3, 2014 | 100% | Holding company |
| BeyondSpring (HK) Limited (“BeyondSpring HK”) | Hong Kong | January 13, 2015 | 100% | Holding company |
| Wanchun Biotechnology Limited (“BVI Biotech”) | BVI | April 1, 2015 | 100% | Holding company |
| Wanchun Biotechnology (Dalian) Ltd. (“Wanchun Dalian”) | People’s Republic of China (“PRC”) | April 23, 2015 | 100% | Holding company |
| Dalian Wanchunbulin Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (“Wanchunbulin”) | PRC | May 6, 2015 | 57.97% | Clinical trial activities |
| Beijing Wanchun Pharmaceutical Technology Ltd. (“Beijing Wanchun”) | PRC | May 21, 2018 | 57.97% | Holding company |
| SEED Therapeutics Inc. (“SEED”) | BVI | June 25, 2019 | 37.56% | Pre-clinical development activities |
| SEED Technology Limited (“SEED Technology”) | BVI | December 9, 2019 | 57.97% | Holding company |
| SEED Therapeutics US, Inc. (“SEED US”) | Delaware, U.S. | November 25, 2020 | 37.56% | Pre-clinical development activities |
| Wanchun Hongji (Dalian) Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (“Wanchun Hongji”) | PRC | March 22, 2022 | 37.56% | Pre-clinical development activities |
The accompanying condensed consolidated balance sheet as of June 30, 2025, the condensed consolidated statements of comprehensive income (loss) for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025, the condensed consolidated statements of shareholders’ deficit for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025, the condensed consolidated statements of cash flows for the six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025, and the related footnote disclosures are unaudited. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements of the Company have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the U.S., or U.S. GAAP, for interim financial information using accounting policies that are consistent with those used in the preparation of the Company’s audited consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024. Accordingly, these unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements do not include all of the information and footnotes required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements.
In the opinion of management, the accompanying unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements contain all normal recurring adjustments necessary to present fairly the financial position, operating results and cash flows of the Group for each of the periods presented. The results of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 are not necessarily indicative of results to be expected for any other interim period or for the full year of 2025. The consolidated balance sheet as of December 31, 2024 was derived from the audited consolidated financial statements at that date but does not include all of the disclosures required by U.S. GAAP for annual financial statements. These unaudited interim condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the Company’s consolidated financial statements for the year ended December 31, 2024.
| 2. | Summary of significant accounting policies |
Basis of consolidation
The consolidated financial statements include the financial statements of the Company and its subsidiaries. All intercompany transactions and balances between the Company and its subsidiaries are eliminated upon consolidation.
Discontinued operations
The Company presents discontinued operations when there is a disposal of a component group or a group of components that represents a strategic shift that will have a major effect on operations and financial results. The Company aggregates the results of operations for discontinued operations into a single line item in the Consolidated Statements of Comprehensive Income (Loss) for all periods presented. See Note 3 for additional information.
Use of estimates
The preparation of the consolidated financial statements in conformity with U.S. GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, the disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of expenses during the period. Areas where management uses subjective judgment include, but are not limited to, share-based compensation, clinical trial accruals, valuation allowance for deferred tax assets, estimating uncertain tax positions, measurement of right-of-use assets and lease liabilities, fair value of financial instruments, impairment of long-lived assets and estimating of useful life for property and equipment. Management bases the estimates on historical experience, known trends and various other assumptions that are believed to be reasonable, the results of which form the basis for making judgments about the carrying values of assets and liabilities. Actual results could differ from these estimates.
Fair value measurements
The Company applies ASC 820,Fair Value Measurements and Disclosures(“ASC 820”), in measuring fair value. ASC 820 defines fair value, establishes a framework for measuring fair value and requires disclosures to be provided on fair value measurement.
ASC 820 establishes a three-tier fair value hierarchy, which prioritizes the inputs used in measuring fair value as follows:
| ● | Level 1—Observable inputs that reflect quoted prices (unadjusted) for identical assets or liabilities in active markets. |
| ● | Level 2—Other inputs that are directly or indirectly observable in the marketplace. |
| ● | Level 3—Unobservable inputs which are supported by little or no market activity. |
ASC 820 describes three main approaches to measuring the fair value of assets and liabilities: (1) market approach; (2) income approach and (3) cost approach. The market approach uses prices and other relevant information generated from market transactions involving identical or comparable assets or liabilities. The income approach uses valuation techniques to convert future amounts to a single present value amount. The measurement is based on the value indicated by current market expectations about those future amounts. The cost approach is based on the amount that would currently be required to replace an asset.
Financial instruments of the Company primarily include cash and cash equivalents, and accounts payable. The carrying values of cash and cash equivalents, accounts payable, and time deposits approximated their fair values due to their short-term nature.
Segment reporting
Operating segments are defined as components of an enterprise for which separate financial information is available and evaluated regularly by the chief operating decision maker (the “CODM”) in deciding how to allocate resources and in assessing performance. In 2022, the Company realigned its operations into two reportable segments, Plinabulin pipeline and Targeted Protein Degradation (“TPD”) platform, as the CODM manages and assesses the Company’s performance and operating results of Plinabulin pipeline and TPD platform separately to allocate resources. The Plinabulin pipeline focuses on developing innovative cancer therapies to improve clinical outcomes for patients who have high unmet medical needs. The Company’s lead asset, Plinabulin, is being developed as a “pipeline in a drug” in a number of cancer indications. The TPD platform is utilizing a unique “molecular glue” technology to develop innovative therapeutic agents and discover and develop new chemical entities for the most debilitating diseases and disorders.
On December 13, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors discussed and approved a divestiture plan to sell and transfer about 90% to 100% of the Company’s interests in SEED to potential investors at a determined price. The TPD platform segment was comprised of SEED’s operations. As a result, the TPD platform segment qualified for discontinued operations reporting.
The consolidated financial statements include segment information which reflects the current composition of the reportable segments in accordance with ASC 280,Segment Reporting. See Note 14 – Segment reporting and geographic information for further information.
Revenue recognition
Under ASC 606,Revenue from Contracts with Customers(“ASC 606”), an entity recognizes revenue when its customer obtains control of promised goods or services, in an amount that reflects the consideration that the entity expects to receive in exchange for those goods or services. To determine revenue recognition for arrangements that an entity determines are within the scope of ASC 606, the entity performs the following five steps: (i) identify the contract(s) with a customer; (ii) identify the performance obligations in the contract; (iii) determine the transaction price, including variable consideration, if any; (iv) allocate the transaction price to the performance obligations in the contract; and (v) recognize revenue when (or as) the entity satisfies a performance obligation. The Company only applies the five-step model to contracts when it is probable that the entity will collect the consideration to which it is entitled in exchange for the goods or services it transfers to the customer.
Once a contract is determined to be within the scope of ASC 606 at contract inception, the Company reviews the contract to determine which performance obligations it must deliver and which of these performance obligations are distinct. The Company recognizes as revenue the amount of the transaction price that is allocated to each performance obligation when that performance obligation is satisfied or as it is satisfied.
The Company recognizes a contract asset or a contract liability in the consolidated balance sheets, depending on the relationship between the entity’s performance and the customer’s payment. Contract liabilities represent the excess of payments received as compared to the consideration earned, and is recorded as deferred revenue in the consolidated balance sheets. The Company had no contract assets for the periods presented.
| 2. | Summary of significant accounting policies (continued) |
Revenue recognition (continued)
Collaboration revenue
At contract inception, the Company analyzes its collaboration arrangements to assess whether they are within the scope of ASC 808,Collaborative Arrangements(“ASC 808”) to determine whether such arrangements involve joint operating activities performed by parties that are both active participants in the activities and exposed to significant risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of such activities. For collaboration arrangements within the scope of ASC 808 that contain multiple elements, the Company first determines which elements of the collaboration are deemed to be within the scope of ASC 808 and those that are more reflective of a vendor-customer relationship and therefore within the scope of ASC 606. For elements of collaboration arrangements that are accounted for pursuant to ASC 808, an appropriate recognition method is determined and applied consistently.
In determining the appropriate amount of revenue to be recognized as the Company fulfills its obligations under each of the agreements, the Company performs the five-step model under ASC 606 noted above.
The collaborative arrangements may contain more than one unit of account, or performance obligation, including grants of licenses to intellectual property rights, agreement to provide research and development services and other deliverables. The transaction price is generally comprised of an upfront payment due at contract inception and variable consideration in the form of payments for the Company’s services and materials and milestone payments due upon the achievement of specified events. In general, the consideration allocated to the performance obligation is recognized when the obligation is satisfied either by delivering a good or providing a service, limited to the consideration that is not constrained. Non-refundable payments received before all of the relevant criteria for revenue recognition are satisfied are recorded as deferred revenue.
Licenses of Intellectual Property: Upfront non-refundable payments allocated to the licensing of the Company’s intellectual property are evaluated to determine if the license is distinct from the other performance obligations identified in the arrangement. For licenses determined to be distinct, the Company recognizes revenues from non-refundable up-front fees allocated to the license at a point in time, when the license is transferred to the licensee and the licensee is able to use and benefit from the license. For licenses determined to be not distinct from other promised goods or services, the Company accounts for the promise to grant a license and other promised goods or services together as a single performance obligation, and the Company considers the nature of the combined goods or services in determining whether the performance obligation is satisfied over time or at a point in time.
*Research and Development Service:*Upfront non-refundable payment allocated to research and development services performance obligations is deferred and recognized overtime.
*Milestone Payments:*At the inception of each arrangement that includes milestone payments, the Company evaluates whether the milestones are considered probable of being reached and estimates the amount to be included in the transaction price using the most likely amount method. If it is probable that a significant revenue reversal would not occur, the associated milestone value is included in the transaction price. Due to the uncertainty involved in meeting these discovery or development-based targets, they are generally fully constrained at contract inception. The Company will assess whether the variable consideration is fully constrained each reporting period based on the facts and circumstances surrounding the discovery and clinical trials. Upon changes to constraint associated with the discovery or developmental milestones, variable consideration will be included in the transaction price when a significant reversal of revenue recognized is not expected to occur.
*Royalties:*For arrangements that include sales-based royalties, including milestone payments based on the level of sales, and the license is deemed to be the predominant item to which the royalties relate, the Company recognizes revenue at the later of (i) when the related sales occur, or (ii) when the performance obligation to which some or all of the royalty has been allocated has been satisfied (or partially satisfied).
Income taxes
The Company uses the liability method of accounting for income taxes. Under this method, deferred tax assets and liabilities are determined based on the differences between the financial reporting and the tax bases of assets and liabilities and are measured using enacted tax rates that will be in effect when the differences are expected to reverse. A valuation allowance is provided when it is more likely than not that some portion or all of a deferred tax asset will not be realized. All deferred income tax assets and liabilities are classified as non-current on the consolidated balance sheets.
Provision for income taxes for interim periods is determined using an estimate of the annual effective tax rate, adjusted for discrete items, if any, that are taken into account in the relevant period. The Company updates its estimate of the annual effective tax rate each quarter and makes a cumulative adjustment if the estimated tax rate changes.
Recent accounting pronouncements
New accounting standards which have not yet been adopted
In December 2023, the FASB issued ASU 2023-09, Income Taxes (Topic 740): Improvements to Income Tax Disclosures. This update requires that public entities on an annual basis, (1) in the rate reconciliation, disclose specific categories and provide additional information for reconciling items that meet a quantitative threshold; (2) about income taxes paid, disclose the amount of income taxes paid (net of refunds received) disaggregated by federal, state, and foreign taxes and by individual jurisdiction in which income taxes paid (net of refunds received) is equal to or greater than 5 percent of total income taxes paid (net of refunds received); and (3) disclose income (or loss) from continuing operations before income tax expense (or benefit) disaggregated between domestic and foreign and income tax expense (or benefit) disaggregated by federal, state, and foreign. This update is effective for annual periods beginning after December 15, 2024. Early adoption is permitted. This guidance should be applied on a prospective basis. Retrospective application is permitted. The Company does not expect that the adoption of ASU 2023-09 will have a significant impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements as the standard does not change the recognition or measurement of current and deferred income taxes and is currently evaluating the impact on the income tax footnote disclosures.
In November 2024, the FASB issued ASU 2024-03, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Disaggregation of Income Statement Expenses. This update requires that at each interim and annual reporting period public entities disclose (1) the amounts of purchases of inventory, employee compensation, depreciation, amortization, and depletion) in commonly presented expense captions; (2) certain amounts that are already required to be disclosed under current GAAP in the same disclosure as the other disaggregation requirements; (3) a qualitative description of the amounts remaining in relevant expense captions that are not separately disaggregated quantitatively; and (4) the total amount of selling expenses and, in annual reporting periods, the definition of selling expenses. In January 2025, the FASB issued ASU 2025-01, Income Statement - Reporting Comprehensive Income - Expense Disaggregation Disclosures (Subtopic 220-40): Clarifying the Effective Date. This update clarifies that ASU 2024-03 is effective for annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2026, and interim periods within annual reporting periods beginning after December 15, 2027. Early adoption is permitted. The Company is currently evaluating the impact on its financial statements of adopting this guidance.
From time to time, new accounting pronouncements are issued by the FASB or other standard setting bodies and adopted by the Company as of the specified effective date. Unless otherwise discussed, the Company believes that recently issued standards that are not yet effective will not have a material impact on the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
| 3. | Discontinued operations |
On December 13, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors discussed and approved a divestiture plan to sell and transfer about 90% to 100% of the Company’s interests in SEED to potential investors at a determined price. The divestiture of SEED represents a strategic shift in the Company’s reallocation and optimization of the available resources to pipelines with greater potential. In accordance with ASC 205-20, all assets and liabilities of SEED were classified as held-for-sale in the consolidated balance sheets as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2025, and the results of operations of SEED were reflected as discontinued operations in the consolidated statement of operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, and retroactively applied to the three and six months ended June 30, 2024.
On January 24, 2025, the Company entered into a Preferred Share Purchase Agreement (each, an “Agreement” and collectively, the “Agreements”) with each of Winning View Investment Limited, a business company organized in the British Virgin Islands (“BVI”), FULL TECH CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED, a business company organized in the BVI, and Mapfil Investment Limited, a limited company organized in Hong Kong, respectively (each, a “Purchaser” and collectively, the “Purchasers”). On February 17, 2025, the Company and Winning View Investments Limited entered into the First Amendment to Purchase Agreement (the “Amendment”). Pursuant to the Agreements and the Amendment, the Company agreed to sell the Purchasers a total of 8,333,637 Series A-1 Preferred Shares (the “Shares”) of SEED to the Purchasers at a price per share of $4.25, in exchange of aggregate cash proceeds of $35,418.
The Agreements, as amended, will be executed in three separate closings as described below (ownership percentage calculated on an as-converted basis (excluding any shares that may be reserved under an employee stock ownership plan, or similar arrangement), after taking into account the issuance of an aggregate of 5,647,059 of the Series A-3 Preferred Shares in the first close of SEED’s Series A-3 financing, and assuming there is no other change to SEED’s share capital prior to such Closing.):
| (i) | On February 19, 2025, the First Closing (as defined in each Agreement, as amended) was completed. The Company sold and transferred a total of 1,730,454 Shares, comprised of 980,427 Shares to Winning View Investment Limited, 250,009 Shares to FULL TECH CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED and 500,018 Shares to Mapfil Investment Limited, in exchange of aggregate cash proceeds of $7,354. Immediately upon the First Closing, the Company’s direct and indirect ownership in SEED decreased to 40.12%, but still retained the controlling interest of SEED through the control of the SEED Board. The Company’s noncontrolling interests increased by 6.75% upon the First Closing. |
| (ii) | At the Second Closing (as defined in each Agreement, as amended, which shall be no later than December 15, 2025), the Company will sell and transfer to the Purchasers a total of 3,103,055 Shares, comprised of 1,436,327 Shares to Winning View Investment Limited, 555,576 Shares to FULL TECH CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED and 1,111,152 Shares to Mapfil Investment Limited. Immediately upon the Second Closing, the Company’s direct and indirect ownership in SEED will further decrease to 28.02%. The Company will lose the controlling interest of SEED due to the loss of control of the SEED Board. |
| (iii) | At the Third Closing (as defined in each Agreement, as amended, which shall be no later than December 15, 2026), the Company will sell and transfer to the Purchasers a total of 3,500,128 Shares, comprised of 1,750,064Shares to Winning View Investment Limited, 583,355 Shares to FULL TECH CORPORATE DEVELOPMENT LIMITED and 1,166,709 Shares to Mapfil Investment Limited. Immediately upon the Third Closing, the Company’s direct and indirect ownership in SEED will ultimately decrease to 14.37%. |
The Company determined that the multiple arrangements of the SEED sales with the Purchasers and the three-tranche closings should be accounted for as a single transaction in accordance with ASC 810-10-40-6, as the transactions were entered in contemplation of one another and were essentially a single transaction designed to achieve an overall commercial effect.
The following tables set forth the assets, liabilities, statement of operations, and cash flows of discontinued operations which were included in the Company’s consolidated financial statements.
| As of | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | |
| (Unaudited) | ||
| Assets | ||
| Current assets: | ||
| Cash and cash equivalents | $13,125 | $13,583 |
| Short-term investments | 12,044 | 2,000 |
| Advances to suppliers | 86 | 68 |
| Prepaid expenses and other current assets | 92 | 61 |
| Total current assets | 25,347 | 15,712 |
| Noncurrent assets: | ||
| Property and equipment, net | 1,323 | 1,255 |
| Operating right-of-use assets | 3,182 | 2,934 |
| Other noncurrent assets | 268 | 294 |
| Total noncurrent assets | 4,773 | 4,483 |
| Total assets | $30,120 | $20,195 |
| Liabilities and equity | ||
| Current liabilities: | ||
| Short-term loans | $3,911 | $3,985 |
| Accounts payable | 505 | 285 |
| Accrued expenses | 1,354 | 2,183 |
| Current portion of operating lease liabilities | 400 | 415 |
| Deferred revenue | 2,001 | 2,001 |
| Other current liabilities | 642 | 750 |
| Total current liabilities | 8,813 | 9,619 |
| Noncurrent liabilities: | ||
| Operating lease liabilities | 2,375 | 2,165 |
| Deferred revenue | 3,822 | 2,821 |
| Total noncurrent liabilities | 6,197 | 4,986 |
| Total liabilities | $15,010 | $14,605 |
| 3. | Discontinued operations (continued) |
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |
| Revenue | $500 | $500 | $1,000 | $1,000 |
| Operating expenses | ||||
| Research and development | (1,425) | (2,498) | (2,599) | (5,487) |
| General and administrative | (565) | (862) | (1,128) | (1,726) |
| Loss from operations | (1,490) | (2,860) | (2,727) | (6,213) |
| Foreign exchange gain, net | - | 1 | - | 1 |
| Interest income | 3 | 46 | 7 | 114 |
| Other income, net | 49 | 42 | 74 | 95 |
| Loss before income tax | (1,438) | (2,771) | (2,646) | (6,003) |
| Income tax expense | - | - | - | - |
| Loss from discontinued operations before disposal | (1,438) | (2,771) | (2,646) | (6,003) |
| Gain on sale of subsidiary interests | - | - | - | 6,986 |
| Net income (loss) from discontinued operations | $(1,438) | $(2,771) | $(2,646) | $983 |
| Six months ended June 30, | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 · 2025 | ||||
| (Unaudited) · (Unaudited) | ||||
| Net cash used in discontinued operating activities | $(6,888) | $(5,790) | ||
| Net cash provided by discontinued investing activities | $ | - | $9,800 | |
| Net cash provided by discontinued financing activities | $ | - | $ | - |
In connection with the First Closing, the Company recorded a gain on the sale of subsidiary interests:
| Gain recognized on the First Closing | |
|---|---|
| Fair value of consideration received | $7,354 |
| Less: Adjustments to noncontrolling interests (6.75% of the equity interests) | 368 |
| Gain on sale of subsidiary interests | $6,986 |
| 4. | Collaboration agreements |
Jiangsu Hengrui Pharmaceuticals Co., Ltd**.**
On August 25, 2021, the Company’s subsidiary, Wanchunbulin, entered into an exclusive commercialization and co-development agreement (“Hengrui Collaboration Agreement”) with Hengrui, pursuant to which Wanchunbulin granted Hengrui exclusive rights to commercialize Plinabulin in all indications (the “Plinabulin Products”) in mainland China, Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan (the “Greater China”). Under the terms of Hengrui Collaboration Agreement, Hengrui assumed all commercialization responsibilities for the Plinabulin Products effective September 22, 2021, including sales and marketing, and Wanchunbulin agreed to provide services to Hengrui, including manufacture and supply of the Plinabulin Products. Wanchunbulin and Hengrui may further participate in the research and development of the Plinabulin Products for additional indications other than prevention of chemotherapy-induced neutropenia (“CIN”) and 2 nd/3 rd line treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (“NSCLC”), and each will share 50% of the research and development costs. The Hengrui Collaboration Agreement will remain effective until the patent protection period of all Plinabulin Products related intellectual properties expires.
Under the Hengrui Collaboration Agreement, Hengrui paid Wanchunbulin an upfront non-refundable fee of $31,039 (RMB 200,000) in September 2021. Wanchunbulin will be eligible to receive up to $108,638 (RMB 700,000) in potential regulatory development milestone payments, and up to $62,079 (RMB 400,000) in commercial milestone payments, respectively. In addition, Wanchunbulin will be eligible to receive royalty payments based on net sales of the Plinabulin Products, which sets forth minimum royalties to be received by Wanchunbulin for a specified period.
The Hengrui Collaboration Agreement is within the scope of ASC 808 as both parties are active participants and are exposed to the risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of the activities performed under the agreement. The Company identified the following material components under the agreement: (1) license of exclusive commercialization rights of the Plinabulin Products (the “License”), (2) the manufacturing and supply of the Plinabulin Products (the “Manufacturing and Supply Services”), and (3) research and development of the Plinabulin Products for additional indications. The Company further determined the license of exclusive commercialization rights of the Plinabulin Products and the manufacturing and supply of the Plinabulin Products are reflective of a vendor-customer relationship and therefore within the scope of ASC 606, and research and development of the Plinabulin Products for additional indications is not a promise to a customer within the scope of ASC 606.
The Company determined that the License and the Manufacturing and Supply Services are not distinct from each other and represent a single performance obligation. The transaction price of the arrangement was the upfront payment of $31,039 (RMB 200,000). The development and commercialization milestone payments and the minimum royalty payments are fully constrained at contract inception due to uncertainty of achievement and are not included in the transaction price. The transaction price allocated to the License and Manufacturing and Supply Services, as a combined performance obligation, will be recognized as revenue over time using unit of delivery measure of progress, as the Company believes that it faithfully depicts the Company’s performance toward complete satisfaction of the performance obligation. The Company didnot recognize any revenues from the Hengrui Collaboration Agreement for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025, and recorded the entire upfront non-refundable fee received as deferred revenue.
| 4. | Collaboration agreements (continued) |
Eli Lilly and Company
On November 12, 2020, the Company’s subsidiary, SEED, entered into a research collaboration and license agreement (the “Lilly Collaboration Agreement”) with Eli Lilly and Company (“Lilly”). Under the Lilly Collaboration Agreement, SEED controls certain rights to an intellectual property and other materials related to a platform technology for ubiquitin ligase agonist screening (the “Ub Platform Technology”), and Lilly and SEED shall use commercially reasonable efforts to conduct a research and development program to generate, identify and/or optimize active compounds (“Lilly Compounds”) that directed against no more than three targets selected by Lilly (“Lilly Targets”), using the Ub Platform Technology in accordance with the applicable research plans for each of the Lilly Targets.
Under the Lilly Collaboration Agreement, Lilly paid SEED an upfront non-refundable fee of $10,000 in November 2020. In addition, SEED will also be eligible to receive up to approximately $780,000 in potential pre-clinical discovery, clinical and regulatory development milestone payments, as well as commercial milestones and royalty payments based on net sales of products that result from the collaboration. As of March 31, 2025, SEED has received $3,000 of these milestone payments for pre-clinical discovery. The Lilly Collaboration Agreement is within the scope of ASC 808, as both parties are active participants and are exposed to the risks and rewards dependent on the commercial success of the activities performed under the agreement. The Company further determined the collaboration is reflective of a vendor-customer relationship and therefore within the scope of ASC 606.
Under ASC 606, the Company determined the license under the Ub Platform Technology is not distinct within the context of the contract because it is used as inputs to produce and deliver the combined outputs, i.e. the identification of Lilly Compounds. The Company determined that it has a single performance obligation which is the stand ready obligation to provide the research and development services to Lilly throughout the shorter of the period up to the completion of research and development activities under the research plans for three Lilly Targets or the contract period of 7 years. Transaction price allocated to the research and development services is recognized as revenue over time on a straight-line basis because the customer simultaneously receives and consumes the benefits as the Company performs throughout a fixed term. The preclinical discovery, clinical and regulatory development milestone payments were fully constrained at contract inception, and are not included in the transaction price.
In connection with the Lilly Collaboration Agreement, the BYSI Entities transferred certain contracts, know-how, materials and equipment, and documents related to a proprietary technology platform to SEED for 9,631,941 Series A-1 convertible preferred shares (the “Series A-1 Preferred Shares”) of SEED. In addition, SEED, BYSI entities, and Lilly entered into share purchase agreements pursuant to which SEED issued an aggregate of 1,194,030 shares of its Series A-1 Preferred Shares to BYSI Entities, and 1,990,000 shares of its Series A-2 convertible redeemable preferred shares (the “Series A-2 Preferred Shares”) to Lilly, each at a cash purchase price of $2.5125 per share. Series A-2 Preferred Shares were recorded as contingently redeemable noncontrolling interests in mezzanine equity (Note 12). Pursuant to the share purchase agreement (the “A2 SPA”) entered into between SEED and Lilly, SEED also agree to sell and issue to Lilly an additional 1,990,000 Series A-2 Preferred Shares to Lilly, at a cash purchase price of $2.5125 per share upon the fulfilment, prior to November 12, 2022, of certain conditions under the terms of the A2 SPA (the “Forward”). The fair value of the Series A-2 Preferred Shares and Forward at initial closing was determined by the Company with the assistance of a third party independent valuation firm. The Company used a discounted cash flow model to determine the total equity value of SEED and further adopted the equity allocation model to determine the fair value of the Series A-2 Preferred Shares as of the date of issuance which is adjusted for a lack of marketability discount because the shares are subject to certain restrictions. The fair value of the Series A-2 Preferred Shares and the Forward on the initial closing date was determined to be $5,267 and $278, respectively.
In June 2022, SEED settled the Forward with Lilly, and issued 1,990,000 Series A-2 Preferred Shares to Lilly for $5,000 in cash upon achieving the conditions under the terms of the A2 SPA.
SEED recognized collaboration revenue of $500 and $500 related to the Lilly Collaboration Agreement for the three months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025, respectively. Revenue recognized in each period were from amounts included in contract liabilities at the beginning of the period and milestone payments received during the period, if any. These recognized revenues were included in loss from discontinued operations and the related contract liabilities were included in current and noncurrent liabilities of discontinued operations, for all the periods presented.
| 5. | Property and equipment, net |
Property and equipment of continuing operations consisted of the following:
| December 31, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | |
|---|---|---|
| $ | $ | |
| (Unaudited) | ||
| Office equipment | 317 | 320 |
| Laboratory equipment | 111 | 113 |
| Motor vehicles | 94 | 96 |
| Leasehold improvements | 271 | 271 |
| 793 | 800 | |
| Less: accumulated depreciation | (554) | (598) |
| Property and equipment, net | 239 | 202 |
Depreciation expenses of continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 were $64 and $80, respectively. Depreciation expenses of continuing operations for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025 were $23 and $44, respectively.
| 6. | Income taxes |
Income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was $22. Income tax expense was $42 andnil for the six months ended June 30, 2025 and 2024, respectively. The income tax expense for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was primarily attributable to interest accrued related to unrecognized tax benefits in income tax expense.
The effective tax rate for the three months ended June 30, 2025 was (1.2%), compared with 0.0% for the corresponding period of 2024. The effective tax rate for the six months ended June 30, 2025 of (0.95%) decreased compared to the effective tax rate of 0.0% for the six months ended June 30, 2024, primarily due to the accrual of interest related to unrecognized tax benefits. The primary component of the Company’s effective rate for both periods that drive the difference from the U.S. Federal corporate income tax rate of 21% is the impact of the tax rates in the jurisdictions, as well as the increases to the valuation allowance recorded against the deferred tax assets.
On a quarterly basis, the Company evaluates the realizability of deferred tax assets by jurisdiction and assesses the need for a valuation allowance. In assessing the realizability of deferred tax assets, the Company considers historical profitability, evaluation of scheduled reversals of deferred tax liabilities, projected future taxable income and tax-planning strategies. Valuation allowances have been provided on deferred tax assets where, based on all available evidence, it was considered more likely than not that some portion or all of the recorded deferred tax assets will not be realized in future periods. After consideration of all positive and negative evidence, as of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2025, the Company maintained a full valuation allowance against its net deferred tax assets.
As of June 30, 2025, the Company had gross unrecognized tax benefits of $4,573. The Company does not anticipate that the amount of existing unrecognized tax benefits will significantly change within the next 12 months.
On July 4, 2025, the One Big Beautiful Bill Act (“OBBBA”) was enacted in the U.S. The OBBBA contains several changes to corporate taxation including modifications to capitalization of research and development expenses, and limitations on deductions for accelerated fixed asset depreciation. The Company is still in the process of evaluating the OBBBA and an estimate of the financial impact cannot be made at this time.
| 7. | Earnings (loss) per share |
Ordinary equivalent shares consist of the ordinary shares issuable upon the conversion of the share options and the vesting of restricted shares, using the treasury stock method. Ordinary share equivalents are excluded from the computation of diluted earnings (loss) per share if their effects would be anti-dilutive. The effects of all share options and unvested restricted shares were excluded from the calculation of diluted earnings (loss) per share as their effect would have been anti-dilutive during the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025.
Basic and diluted net earnings (loss) per share attributable to ordinary shareholders was calculated as follows:
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | (Unaudited) | |
| Numerator: | ||||
| Net income (loss) attributable to BeyondSpring Inc. – basic and diluted | $(4,031) | $(1,806) | $(7,262) | $2,671 |
| Denominator: | ||||
| Weighted average number of ordinary shares outstanding – basic and diluted | 39,280,607 | 40,316,320 | 39,154,885 | 40,316,320 |
| Net earnings (loss) per share – basic and diluted | $(0.10) | $(0.04) | $(0.19) | $0.07 |
| 8. | Share-based compensation |
2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan
On February 24, 2017, in connection with the IPO, the Company’s board of directors and shareholders approved an equity compensation plan, the 2017 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the “2017 Plan”), which became effective on March 9, 2017, to provide an additional incentive to selected officers, employees, non-employee directors, independent contractors and consultants of the Company (the “Participants”). The share awards granted by the Company under the 2017 Plan contain service conditions, and will generally vest based on a time-based vesting schedule determined by the administrator of the 2017 Plan. Certain awards also contain (1) performance conditions with respect to research and development progress or/and business development progress, or/and (2) market conditions with respect to the share price of the Company. Under the 2017 Plan, the maximum number of the Company’s ordinary shares reserved for issuance is 5,277,197 shares.
The Company granted a total of 224,750 and 224,750 share options, andnil and 6,000 restricted shares, respectively, for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
The following table summarizes total share-based compensation expense recognized under 2017 Plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and 2025:
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |
| Research and development | 58 | 28 | 116 | 54 |
| General and administrative | 686 | 95 | 846 | 287 |
| Total | 744 | 123 | 962 | 341 |
SEED 2022 Share Incentive Plan
In 2022, SEED adopted its 2022 Share Incentive Plan (the “SEED Plan”). Under this plan, SEED has granted share options to some of its employees and consultants, which will be settled by SEED in its ordinary shares upon exercise of those options. These awards are generally subject to afour-year orfive-year time-based vesting schedule as determined by the administrator of the plan.
SEED granted a total of 2,000 and 6,500 share options under the SEED Plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.
The following table summarizes total share-based compensation expense recognized under the SEED Plan for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, and 2025. These expenses were included in loss from discontinued operations for all the periods presented.
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |
| Research and development | 17 | 7 | 33 | 15 |
| General and administrative | 17 | 15 | 34 | 33 |
| Total | 34 | 22 | 67 | 48 |
| 9. | Employee defined contribution plan |
Full time employees of the Company in the PRC participate in a government mandated defined contribution plan, pursuant to which certain pension benefits, medical care, employee housing funds and other welfare benefits are provided to employees. Chinese labor regulations require that the Company’s PRC subsidiaries make contributions to the government for these benefits based on certain percentages of the employees’ salaries. The Company has no legal obligation for the benefits beyond the contributions made. The total amounts for such employee benefits from continuing operations, which were expensed as incurred, were $15 and $15 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and were $17 and $33 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.
BeyondSpring US maintains a defined contribution 401(k) savings plan (the “401(k) Plan”) for eligible employees in the U.S. employees. The 401(k) Plan allows participants to defer a portion of their annual compensation on a pretax or Roth basis. In addition, the Company matches up to 6% of the participant’s base salary. Company contributions for continuing operations to the 401(k) Plan totaled $20 and $41 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024 and $14 and $29 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025, respectively.
| 10. | Restricted net assets |
As a result of PRC laws and regulations, the Company’s PRC subsidiaries are restricted in their ability to transfer a portion of their net assets to the Company. As of December 31, 2024 and June 30, 2025, amounts restricted were the net assets of the Company’s PRC subsidiaries, which amounted tonil.
| 11. | Supplemental balance sheet information |
Other noncurrent assets consist of the following:
| As of | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | |
| $ | $ | |
| (unaudited) | ||
| Deductible input value-added tax | 113 | 119 |
| Others | 100 | 97 |
| Total | 213 | 216 |
Other current liabilities consist of the following:
| As of | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | |
| $ | $ | |
| (unaudited) | ||
| Compensation related | 612 | 510 |
| Professional services | 71 | - |
| Other taxes payable | 1 | - |
| Others | 96 | 102 |
| Total | 780 | 612 |
Other noncurrent liabilities consist of the following:
| As of | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | June 30, 2025 | |
| $ | $ | |
| (unaudited) | ||
| Compensation related | 73 | 45 |
| Income tax payable | 3,240 | 3,344 |
| Other taxes payable | 373 | 394 |
| Total | 3,686 | 3,783 |
| 12. | Contingently redeemable noncontrolling interests |
The main rights, preferences and privileges of Preferred Shares issued by SEED are as follows:
Liquidation preferences
In the event of any voluntary or involuntary liquidation, dissolution or winding up of SEED, or in a deemed liquidation event, the assets of SEED shall be distributed in the following order:
| a. | before any payment shall be made to the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Shares or ordinary shares by reason of their ownership thereof, holders of Series A-2 Preferred Shares and Series A-3 Preferred Shares (the “Senior Series A Preferred Shares”) shall be entitled to an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the applicable original issue price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all Senior Series A Preferred Shares been converted into ordinary shares immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or deemed liquidation event. |
| b. | after the payment in full of the amount distributable or payable on the Senior Series A Preferred Shares, the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the assets of SEED available for distribution to its Shareholders, and in the event of a deemed liquidation event, the holders of Series A-1 Preferred Shares then outstanding shall be entitled to be paid out of the consideration not payable to the holders of Senior Series A Preferred Shares or the remaining available proceeds, as applicable, before any payment shall be made to the holders of ordinary shares by reason of their ownership thereof, an amount per share equal to the greater of (i) the applicable original issue price, plus any dividends declared but unpaid thereon, or (ii) such amount per share as would have been payable had all Series A-1 Preferred Shares been converted into ordinary shares immediately prior to such liquidation, dissolution, winding up or deemed liquidation event. |
| c. | after the payment in full of the amount distributable or payable on the Preferred Shares, the remaining assets of SEED available for distribution to the shareholders or, in the case of a deemed liquidation event, the consideration not payable to the holders of Preferred Shares or the remaining available proceeds, as the case may be, shall be distributed among the holders of ordinary shares, pro rata based on the number of ordinary shares held by each such holder. |
Redemption rights
The Series A-2 Preferred Shares shall be redeemed by SEED at a price equal to the applicable original issue price per share plus an annual return of 8% of the applicable original issue price, inthree annual installments commencing not more than sixty days after receipt by SEED at any time on or after November 10, 2025 from the holders of at least a majority of the outstanding Series A-2 Preferred Shares of written notice requesting redemption of all Series A-2 Preferred Shares. The redemption is not guaranteed by the Company. On July 26, 2024, the redemption rights associated with the Series A-2 Preferred Shares were removed.
Conversion rights
Each Preferred Share shall be convertible, at the option of the holder thereof, at any time and from time to time, and without the payment of additional consideration by the holder thereof, into such number of fully paid and non-assessable ordinary shares of SEED as at an initial conversion ratio of 1:1 adjusted for share splits, share dividends, recapitalizations and similar transactions.
Each Preferred Shares shall automatically be converted into ordinary shares based on a one-for-one basis upon either (a) in the event of a firm commitment underwritten public offering pursuant to an effective registration statement under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, in the Nasdaq Stock Market’s National Market, the New York Stock Exchange or another exchange or marketplace approved by SEED’s Board of Directors, at a price per share of at least $7.5375 resulting in at least $50,000 of gross proceeds to SEED (the “Qualified IPO”) or (b) the date and time, or the occurrence of an event, specified by vote or written consent of either (x) at least a majority of the outstanding Preferred Shares voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis, which majority must include the approval of either Lilly or Eisai or (y) a majority of the Senior Series A Preferred Shares, voting together as a single class on an as-converted basis.
Voting rights
Each holder of outstanding Preferred Shares shall be entitled to cast the number of votes equal to the number of whole ordinary shares into which the Preferred Shares held by such holder are convertible as of the record date for determining shareholders entitled to vote on such matter.
Accounting for the Series A-2 Preferred Shares
Upon issuance, the Company determined that Series A-2 Preferred Shares issued by SEED are contingently redeemable noncontrolling interest classified as mezzanine equity as they may be redeemed at the option of the holders on or after an agreed upon date outside the sole control of SEED. The Company concluded that the Series A-2 Preferred Shares of SEED were not redeemable, but it is probable that they would become redeemable. The Company chose to recognize changes in the redemption value as they occur and adjust the carrying amount of the redeemable noncontrolling interests to equal the redemption value at the end of each reporting period.
The holder of the Series A-2 Preferred Shares of SEED has the ability to convert the instrument into SEED’s ordinary shares. The Company uses the whole instrument approach to determine whether the nature of the host contract in a hybrid instrument is more akin to debt or to equity. The Company evaluated the embedded conversion option in the Series A-2 Preferred Shares of SEED to determine if there were any embedded derivatives requiring bifurcation. The conversion option of the Series A-2 Preferred Shares of SEED does not qualify for bifurcation accounting because the conversion option is clearly and closely related to the host instrument and the underlying ordinary shares are not publicly traded nor readily convertible into cash. The contingent redemption of the Series A-2 Preferred Shares of SEED does not qualify for bifurcation accounting because the underlying ordinary shares of SEED are not publicly traded nor readily convertible into cash. There are no other embedded derivatives that are required to be bifurcated.
On June 13, 2022, upon successfully achieving the conditions set under the A2 SPA, the Company received $5,000 proceeds from Lilly in exchange for an additional 1,990,000 shares of Series A-2 Preferred Shares. The fair value of the Series A-2 Preferred Shares and the Forward on the settlement date was determined to be $3,763 and $1,237, respectively. The Company determined the fair value of Series A-2 Preferred Shares and the Forward with the assistance of an independent third-party valuation firm.
On July 26, 2024, the redemption rights associated with the Series A-2 Preferred Shares were removed. The Serie A-2 Preferred Shares do not have other redemption features that are not solely within the control of the Company. As a result, the carrying value of the mezzanine equity was reclassified to permanent equity on the same date.
The accretion to redemption value associated with contingently redeemable noncontrolling interests totaled $200 and $400 for the three and six months ended June 30, 2024, respectively, andnil for the three and six months ended June 30, 2025.
| 13. | Commitments and contingencies |
Legal proceedings
From time to time, we may become involved in legal proceedings or be subject to claims arising in the ordinary course of our business. We are not presently a party to any legal proceedings that, if determined adversely to us, would individually or taken together have a material adverse effect on our business, results of operation, financial condition or cash flows.
Commitments
Wanchunbulin, a subsidiary of the Company, has entered into a government grant agreement with specific local authorities in PRC. Wanchunbulin commits to staying within designated districts, maintaining current tax jurisdictions, and retaining its registered capital, until 2033. Wanchunbulin also undertakes not to establish additional entities in other jurisdictions within Greater China for the purposes of conducting research, development, and commercialization activities related to Plinabulin, provided such activities fall within the scope of the government grant agreement. Otherwise, Wanchunbulin may be required to refund the grants.
| 14. | Segment reporting and geographic information |
The Company operates in two reportable segments: (i) Plinabulin pipeline and (ii) TPD platform.
On December 13, 2024, the Company’s Board of Directors discussed and approved a divestiture plan to sell and transfer about 90% to 100% of the Company’s interests in SEED to potential investors at a determined price. The TPD platform segment was comprised of SEED’s operations. As a result, the TPD platform segment qualified for discontinued operations reporting. See Note 3 – Discontinued operations.
The Company presents segment information after elimination of inter-company transactions. In general, revenues and operating expenses are directly attributable, or are allocated, to each segment. The Company allocates operating expenses that are not directly attributable to a specific segment, such as those that support infrastructure across different segments, to different segments mainly on the basis of usage, headcount, depending on the nature of the relevant operating expenses.
The Company’s Chief Executive Officer, as the CODM, uses segment net loss to allocate resources for each segment and to assess the performance of each segment, primarily by monitoring actual results versus approved budgets. Significant segment expenses are presented in the table below. Other segment items include interest income, other income, net, and income tax expenses. The CODM does not evaluate the performance of segments using asset or liability information.
| Three months ended June 30, | Six months ended June 30, | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 2025 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| $ | $ | $ | $ | |
| (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | (unaudited) | |
| Clinical and pre-clinical expenses | 158 | 188 | 236 | 302 |
| Patent expenses | 294 | 271 | 553 | 436 |
| Personnel costs | 950 | 679 | 1,988 | 1,768 |
| Professional services | 943 | 470 | 1,256 | 1,442 |
| Other operational expenses | 296 | 341 | 663 | 610 |
| Other segment items | 10 | (71) | 35 | (97) |
| Segment net loss | 2,651 | 1,878 | 4,731 | 4,462 |
| Reconciliation of net loss: | ||||
| Net loss (income) from discontinued operations | 1,438 | 2,771 | 2,646 | (983) |
| Consolidated net loss | 4,089 | 4,649 | 7,377 | 3,479 |
The Company’s long-lived assets of continuing operations by geographic area are presented as follows:
| As of | ||
|---|---|---|
| December 31, 2024 | March 31, 2025 | |
| $ | $ | |
| Property and equipment, net: · (unaudited) | ||
| PRC | 34 | 22 |
| U.S. | 205 | 180 |
| Total | 239 | 202 |
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